Re: IETF hotel selection mode and a proposal (was" Re: Hilton BA is Booked already?)

["John Levine" <[e-mail]>]

>And yes, Japanese major hotels have crazy prices.  It was my first
>encounter with US$10 coffe, 20 years ago, while street-level outside
>food is better and a fraction the cost. In terms of inside food prices,
>I believe there is no choice in Japan, but there's plenty of choice in
>North America and Europe.

The staff cafeteria on the top floor of the convention center wasn't
too overpriced but you're right, the hotel food was very expensive.
On the other hand, the malls across the street had an impressive array
of reasonably priced restauarants.

R's,
John